Why Strengths matter at USC

At USC, we believe every student has the potential to lead. CliftonStrengths helps students:

• Discover what they naturally do best
• Develop confidence in their unique talents
• Learn how to work more effectively in teams
• Connect their strengths to academic, career, and leadership goals

 

What is CliftonStrengths?

CliftonStrengths is an online talent assessment that measures natural patterns of thinking, feeling, or behaving. Utilizing over five decades of research, CliftonStrengths helps individuals identify their natural talents and encourages them to invest in what they do best, transforming these talents into strengths. The assessment was designed to be a beginning not an end for personal development. It serves as a filter for how we see and interact with the world. It allows us to understand ourselves and others better through a common language.

 

Focus on Your Strengths

The CliftonStrengths assessment measures the intensity of your talents in each of the 34 CliftonStrengths themes. These 34 themes represent what people do best and the CliftonStrengths assessment produces a report featuring customized descriptions of your dominant strengths in ranked order.